Best Time to Drive from La Mirada to Mid-City

Right now (5:06 pm PST): about 46 minutes via I-5 North and I-10 West, usually 39 at this time.

Only 6% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from La Mirada to Mid-City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	49	40	35	34	33	33	34	36	36	36	34	28	26	25
Tue	25	36	45	55	40	38	34	33	33	35	36	37	37	37	31	27	25
Wed	25	33	43	49	42	35	33	31	31	32	37	37	39	36	31	27	25
Thu	25	34	43	51	42	37	35	33	32	34	39	40	41	35	30	28	26
Fri	25	33	36	37	35	34	35	34	37	38	39	40	40	37	33	29	26
Sat	25	25	27	27	30	33	35	33	32	32	32	33	34	32	31	28	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	29	29	32	31	31	31	31	31	33	34	31	27

About this drive

On weekdays the 25-mile drive from La Mirada to Mid-City (via I-5 North and I-10 West) usually takes as little as 25 minutes and up to 55 minutes, when leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (35 minutes).

About 20 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (7 to 20 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central La Mirada to central Mid-City along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from La Mirada to Mid-City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 25 minutes then, versus up to 55 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from La Mirada to Mid-City?

The 25-mile drive usually takes 25 to 55 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from La Mirada to Mid-City?

Leaving around 8 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 55 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (13 miles) · I-10 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Mid-City to La Mirada (return trip) · La Mirada to Los Angeles · La Mirada to Long Beach · La Mirada to Anaheim · La Mirada to Riverside · La Mirada to Santa Ana · La Mirada to Highland · La Mirada to Irvine · La Mirada to San Bernardino · La Mirada to Fontana · La Mirada to Oxnard · La Mirada to Moreno Valley

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	49	40	35	34	33	33	34	36	36	36	34	28	26	25
Tue	25	36	45	55	40	38	34	33	33	35	36	37	37	37	31	27	25
Wed	25	33	43	49	42	35	33	31	31	32	37	37	39	36	31	27	25
Thu	25	34	43	51	42	37	35	33	32	34	39	40	41	35	30	28	26
Fri	25	33	36	37	35	34	35	34	37	38	39	40	40	37	33	29	26
Sat	25	25	27	27	30	33	35	33	32	32	32	33	34	32	31	28	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	29	29	32	31	31	31	31	31	33	34	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	49	40	35	34	33	33	34	36	36	36	34	28	26	25
Tue	25	36	45	55	40	38	34	33	33	35	36	37	37	37	31	27	25
Wed	25	33	43	49	42	35	33	31	31	32	37	37	39	36	31	27	25
Thu	25	34	43	51	42	37	35	33	32	34	39	40	41	35	30	28	26
Fri	25	33	36	37	35	34	35	34	37	38	39	40	40	37	33	29	26
Sat	25	25	27	27	30	33	35	33	32	32	32	33	34	32	31	28	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	29	29	32	31	31	31	31	31	33	34	31	27

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	25	33	42	49	40	35	34	33	33	34	36	36	36	34	28	26	25
Tue	25	36	45	55	40	38	34	33	33	35	36	37	37	37	31	27	25
Wed	25	33	43	49	42	35	33	31	31	32	37	37	39	36	31	27	25
Thu	25	34	43	51	42	37	35	33	32	34	39	40	41	35	30	28	26
Fri	25	33	36	37	35	34	35	34	37	38	39	40	40	37	33	29	26
Sat	25	25	27	27	30	33	35	33	32	32	32	33	34	32	31	28	27
Sun	25	25	25	25	26	29	29	32	31	31	31	31	31	33	34	31	27